SynthesisPloS one2023
The association between religious participation and memory among middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- The Association Between Religious Participation and Social Isolation in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Older Adult Social Participation and Cognition: Illustrating Survey and Measurement Heterogeneity Across Studies.Research on aging · 2026Article
- Quality of life, religion/spirituality, and dementia risk among Black people in the US.Aging & mental health · 2025Observational
- The mediating role of anxiety and depressive symptoms on the relationship between physical limitations and cognitive impairment among older adults in China: differences based on religious perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Cognitive and Mental Health Differences Across Latent Profiles of Religiosity and Spirituality in Korean Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasArticle
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Abstract
objectivesMounting evidence suggests religion plays an important role in maintaining cognition. No prior systematic review has focused on the specific association between religion and the memory domain of cognition in middle-aged and older adults. We carried out a systematic review to explore this association in depth.
methodsWe searched the PsycINFO, Scopus, and PubMed databases to identify articles assessing any means of measuring religion as the exposure and memory as the outcome. Articles had to report on studies with comparison groups to be eligible for inclusion in the review. We followed the PRISMA checklist to conduct the review (PROSPERO registration # CRD42022330389).
resultsNine out of the 1648 citations retrieved in the literature search were included in the review. The majority of included articles had a moderate risk of bias. Most results showed positive associations between religion and memory. DISCUSSION: Despite consistency in the direction of association between religion and memory, the literature contained some important research gaps: the studies were cross-sectional; a lack of information existed regarding whether different faiths, sex/gender and depression affected the association; and underpowered studies prevented us from drawing firm conclusions about the direction or magnitude of effect. Longitudinal studies avoiding these issues are needed in this field.
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